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Cuban Police Among Refugee Group Who Arrived In Keys

MARQUESAS KEY (CBSMiami) — Dozens of Cubans have found freedom recently on the shores of South Florida but one recent group of refugees is unique because of who was on board the small boat used to cross the Florida straits.

Two members of the Cuban National Revolutionary Police Force, still wearing their uniforms, made it to the U.S. this week.

“I didn’t have time to change my clothes. Everything was so fast,” a man named Michel said.

Michel says he was a police officer on the island.

Law enforcement in Cuba is known for corruption and aggression, often against peaceful protesters on the streets of Havana.

Michel says he and many of his colleagues hated the violence.

“There’s corruption in a sense because of salary. If you pay well, I won’t be corrupt,” he said.